Beach volley season gets under way

Għadira and Pretty Bay hosted a feast of beach volley on June 28 to commemorate World Volleyball Day. The event was attended by an encouraging turn-out of players and others who enjoyed a day of beach volley at two different venues. The Malta...

Għadira and Pretty Bay hosted a feast of beach volley on June 28 to commemorate World Volleyball Day. The event was attended by an encouraging turn-out of players and others who enjoyed a day of beach volley at two different venues.

The Malta Volleyball Association put up a number of courts at Għadira to the amusement of all beach goers, for what is believed to be the first "water volley" event ever.

The activity also marked the official opening of the beach volley season this year. There are 24 events in total ranging from Masters Tournaments to 4 vs 4 mixed competitions.

The World Volleyball Day activities were officially opened by David Agius, MP, and Serbian volleyball great Ljubo Travica.

Travica's achievements as a player and coach, second and third places in the World League and fifth place at the Athens Olympics, just to mention few, are well known worldwide.

Association president Branko Vlahovic, who played with Travica for their native Yugoslavia, expressed his wish that this Olympic sport will get its well deserved place in Malta and thanked the Kunsill Malti għall-iSport, Mellieħa Local Council and the Malta Responsible Gambling Council for their support.

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